Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 4: functions transferred (3.5.2023) by The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for Science, Innovation and Technology, for Business and Trade, and for Culture, Media and Sport and the Transfer of Functions (National Security and Investment Act 2021 etc) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/424), arts. 1(2), 7(2) (with art. 17)
6(1)Within 14 days of receiving an application for consent under this Schedule, the appropriate Ministers shall invite the relevant planning authority to make representations and shall not make any decisions about the application until—U.K.
(a)they have received representations from the authority about it,
(b)they have been informed by the authority that it does not wish to make any representations about it, or
(c)28 days have elapsed since the date of the invitation.
(2)An invitation under sub-paragraph (1) shall specify the time limit for making representations.
(3)For the purposes of this paragraph, the relevant planning authority is—
(a)in the case of a line in the area of a unitary authority, the local planning authority, and
(b)in the case of a line not in the area of a unitary authority, the district planning authority.
7(1)If the appropriate Ministers consider that an application for consent under this Schedule relates to matters which may affect—U.K.
(a)nature conservation,
(b)the conservation of the natural beauty or amenity of the countryside, or
(c)a site of archaeological or historic interest,
they shall, within 14 days of receiving the application, also invite the appropriate body or bodies to make representations.
(2)Where under sub-paragraph (1) the appropriate Ministers have invited a body to make representations about an application for consent under this Schedule, they shall not make any decision about the application until—
(a)they have received representations from the body about the request,
(b)they have been informed by the body that it does not wish to make any representations about the request, or
(c)14 days have elapsed since the date of the invitation.
(3)An invitation under sub-paragraph (1) shall specify the time limit for making representations.
(4)For the purposes of this paragraph, the following are appropriate bodies in relation to the following matters—
| Matter | Body |
|---|---|
| Nature conservation. | Natural England. |
| Conservation of the natural beauty or amenity of the countryside. | Natural England. |
| Sites of archaeological or historic interest. | The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England. |